Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
31 Aug 2019 Large White 2 Adult Charney Well Lane Grange over Sands SD404781 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick sunny period in afternoon after rain in morning flying around (...)
31 Aug 2019 Peacock 2 Adult Grange Fell Road Grange over Sands SD405779 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick sunny period in afternoon after rain in morning on buddleia
31 Aug 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Grange Fell Road Grange over Sands SD405779 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick sunny period in afternoon after rain in morning on buddleia
31 Aug 2019 Grayling 1 Adult Irt Estuary Drigg SD063971 VC70 Cumberland Jake Manson Bright, 17 degrees, windy
31 Aug 2019 Painted Lady 2 Adult Irt Estuary Drigg SD063971 VC70 Cumberland Jake Manson Bright, 17 degrees, windy
31 Aug 2019 Green-veined White 1 Adult Greyhound Kendal SD5392 VC69 Westmorland Philip Key
31 Aug 2019 Painted Lady 3 Adult Greyhound Kendal SD5392 VC69 Westmorland Philip Key
31 Aug 2019 Peacock 1 Adult Greyhound Kendal SD5392 VC69 Westmorland Philip Key
31 Aug 2019 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Greyhound Kendal SD5392 VC69 Westmorland Philip Key
21 Aug 2019 Meadow Brown 3 Adult Irt Estuary Drigg SD063971 VC70 Cumberland Jake Manson
21 Aug 2019 Painted Lady 3 Adult Irt Estuary Drigg SD063971 VC70 Cumberland Jake Manson
21 Aug 2019 Small Copper 1 Adult Irt Estuary Drigg SD063971 VC70 Cumberland Jake Manson
21 Aug 2019 Small Heath 1 Adult Irt Estuary Drigg SD063971 VC70 Cumberland Jake Manson
21 Aug 2019 Common Blue 9 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 1 hour observation in and around the quarry. Dull and breezy. (...)
21 Aug 2019 Gatekeeper 1 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 1 hour observation in and around the quarry. Dull with (...)
21 Aug 2019 Green-veined White 10 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 1 hour observation in and around the quarry. Dull and breezy. (...)
21 Aug 2019 Holly Blue 1 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 1 hour observation in and around the quarry. Dull with (...)
21 Aug 2019 Meadow Brown 1 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 1 hour observation in and around the quarry. Dull with (...)
21 Aug 2019 Painted Lady 15 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 1 hour observation in and around the quarry. Dull and breezy. (...)
21 Aug 2019 Peacock 2 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 1 hour observation in and around the quarry. Dull and breezy. (...)
21 Aug 2019 Red Admiral 4 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 1 hour observation in and around the quarry. Dull and breezy. (...)
21 Aug 2019 Small Skipper 1 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 1 hour observation in and around the quarry. Dull with (...)
21 Aug 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 1 hour observation in and around the quarry. Dull with (...)
21 Aug 2019 Small White 2 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 1 hour observation in and around the quarry. Dull and breezy. (...)
21 Aug 2019 Speckled Wood 4 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 1 hour observation in and around the quarry. Dull and breezy. (...)
21 Aug 2019 Painted Lady 3 Adult Wetheral Greenacres Wetheral NY461550 VC70 Cumberland R H Jones
21 Aug 2019 Comma 1 Adult Cliburn Moss NNR Cliburn NY579257 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
21 Aug 2019 Green-veined White 2 Adult Cliburn Moss NNR Cliburn NY579257 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell Cloudy
21 Aug 2019 Painted Lady 1 Adult Cliburn Moss NNR Cliburn NY579257 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
21 Aug 2019 Peacock 9 Adult Cliburn Moss NNR Cliburn NY579257 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
21 Aug 2019 Small Copper 1 Adult Cliburn Moss NNR Cliburn NY579257 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
21 Aug 2019 Small Skipper 1 Adult Cliburn Moss NNR Cliburn NY579257 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
21 Aug 2019 Speckled Wood 2 Adult Cliburn Moss NNR Cliburn NY579257 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
21 Aug 2019 Green-veined White 1 Adult Garden Penrith NY499267 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
21 Aug 2019 Large White 5 Adult Garden Penrith NY499267 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
21 Aug 2019 Painted Lady 6 Adult Garden Penrith NY499267 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
21 Aug 2019 Peacock 17 Adult Garden Penrith NY499267 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
21 Aug 2019 Red Admiral 5 Adult Garden Penrith NY499267 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
21 Aug 2019 Small White 2 Adult Garden Penrith NY499267 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
21 Aug 2019 Painted Lady 4 Adult Home garden Carlisle NY400573 VC70 Cumberland William O'Brien
21 Aug 2019 Peacock 1 Adult Home garden Carlisle NY400573 VC70 Cumberland William O'Brien
1 Aug 2019 Painted Lady 6 Adult 62 Sands Rd Ulverston SD289766 VC69 Westmorland Charles Penfold Feeding on verbena in back garden
1 Aug 2019 Comma 1 Adult Kendal Golf Course and Fell Kendal SD505931 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 22oC 40% sun.
1 Aug 2019 Green-veined White 11 Adult Kendal Golf Course and Fell Kendal SD505931 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 22oC 40% sun.
1 Aug 2019 Holly Blue 1 Adult Kendal Golf Course and Fell Kendal SD505931 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 22oC 40% sun.
1 Aug 2019 Large White 7 Adult Kendal Golf Course and Fell Kendal SD505931 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 22oC 40% sun.
1 Aug 2019 Meadow Brown 10 Adult Kendal Golf Course and Fell Kendal SD505931 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 22oC 40% sun.
1 Aug 2019 Painted Lady 235 Adult Kendal Golf Course and Fell Kendal SD505931 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 22oC 40% sun.....would have been more if sunnier!
1 Aug 2019 Peacock 61 Adult Kendal Golf Course and Fell Kendal SD505931 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 22oC 40% sun.
1 Aug 2019 Red Admiral 4 Adult Kendal Golf Course and Fell Kendal SD505931 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 22oC 40% sun.
1 Aug 2019 Ringlet 6 Adult Kendal Golf Course and Fell Kendal SD505931 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 22oC 40% sun.
1 Aug 2019 Scotch Argus 1 Adult Kendal Golf Course and Fell Kendal SD505931 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 22oC 40% sun.
1 Aug 2019 Small Skipper 32 Adult Kendal Golf Course and Fell Kendal SD505931 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 22oC 40% sun.
1 Aug 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 7 Adult Kendal Golf Course and Fell Kendal SD505931 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 22oC 40% sun.
1 Aug 2019 Small White 5 Adult Kendal Golf Course and Fell Kendal SD505931 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 22oC 40% sun.
1 Aug 2019 Holly Blue 2 Adult Charney Well Lane Grange over Sands SD404781 VC69 Westmorland Doreen Howard
1 Aug 2019 Painted Lady 25 Adult Charney Well Lane Grange over Sands SD404781 VC69 Westmorland Doreen Howard
1 Aug 2019 Red Admiral 1 Adult Charney Well Lane Grange over Sands SD404781 VC69 Westmorland Doreen Howard
1 Aug 2019 Painted Lady 10 Adult Eden Mount Grange over Sands SD402782 VC69 Westmorland Doreen Howard
1 Aug 2019 Peacock 1 Adult Eden Mount Grange over Sands SD402782 VC69 Westmorland Doreen Howard
1 Aug 2019 Red Admiral 1 Adult Eden Mount Grange over Sands SD402782 VC69 Westmorland Doreen Howard
1 Aug 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Eden Mount Grange over Sands SD402782 VC69 Westmorland Doreen Howard
1 Aug 2019 Painted Lady 2 Adult Yewbarrow Lodge gardens Grange over Sands SD409782 VC69 Westmorland Doreen Howard
1 Aug 2019 Small White 1 Adult Yewbarrow Lodge gardens Grange over Sands SD409782 VC69 Westmorland Doreen Howard
1 Aug 2019 Common Blue 1 Adult Cavendish Dock Road waste ground Barrow-in-Furness SD207686 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 19c. Overcast
1 Aug 2019 Gatekeeper 11 Adult Cavendish Dock Road waste ground Barrow-in-Furness SD207686 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 19c. Overcast
1 Aug 2019 Meadow Brown 13 Adult Cavendish Dock Road waste ground Barrow-in-Furness SD207686 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 19c. 17.45-18.15.
1 Aug 2019 Painted Lady 88 Adult Cavendish Dock Road waste ground Barrow-in-Furness SD207686 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 19c. 17.45-18.15. Many sheltering on path.
1 Aug 2019 Red Admiral 1 Adult Cavendish Dock Road waste ground Barrow-in-Furness SD207686 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 19c. 17.45-18.15.
1 Aug 2019 Speckled Wood 4 Adult Cavendish Dock Road waste ground Barrow-in-Furness SD207686 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 19c. 17.45-18.15.
1 Aug 2019 Large White 1 Adult Kendal Fell Kendal SD505932 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon
1 Aug 2019 Meadow Brown 5 Adult Kendal Fell Kendal SD505932 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon 22338.jpeg
1 Aug 2019 Painted Lady 65 Adult Kendal Fell Kendal SD505932 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon Stopped counting, many more than 65 22330.jpeg
1 Aug 2019 Peacock 7 Adult Kendal Fell Kendal SD505932 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon 22336.jpeg
1 Aug 2019 Red Admiral 2 Adult Kendal Fell Kendal SD505932 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon
1 Aug 2019 Ringlet 3 Adult Kendal Fell Kendal SD505932 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon 22333.jpeg
1 Aug 2019 Scotch Argus 1 Adult Kendal Fell Kendal SD505932 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon 22339.jpeg
1 Aug 2019 Small Skipper 11 Adult Kendal Fell Kendal SD505932 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon 22335.jpeg
1 Aug 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 4 Adult Kendal Fell Kendal SD505932 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon
1 Aug 2019 Small White 9 Adult Kendal Fell Kendal SD505932 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon
1 Aug 2019 Common Blue 1 Adult Eycott Hill Nature Reserve Berrier NY388296 VC70 Cumberland Keith Temple
1 Aug 2019 Green-veined White 15 Adult Eycott Hill Nature Reserve Berrier NY388296 VC70 Cumberland Keith Temple
1 Aug 2019 Meadow Brown 6 Adult Eycott Hill Nature Reserve Berrier NY388296 VC70 Cumberland Keith Temple
1 Aug 2019 Painted Lady 14 Adult Eycott Hill Nature Reserve Berrier NY388296 VC70 Cumberland Keith Temple
1 Aug 2019 Peacock 9 Adult Eycott Hill Nature Reserve Berrier NY388296 VC70 Cumberland Keith Temple
1 Aug 2019 Red Admiral 5 Adult Eycott Hill Nature Reserve Berrier NY388296 VC70 Cumberland Keith Temple
1 Aug 2019 Ringlet 6 Adult Eycott Hill Nature Reserve Berrier NY388296 VC70 Cumberland Keith Temple
1 Aug 2019 Small Copper 1 Adult Eycott Hill Nature Reserve Berrier NY388296 VC70 Cumberland Keith Temple
1 Aug 2019 Small Heath 3 Adult Eycott Hill Nature Reserve Berrier NY388296 VC70 Cumberland Keith Temple
1 Aug 2019 Small Skipper 18 Adult Eycott Hill Nature Reserve Berrier NY388296 VC70 Cumberland Keith Temple
1 Aug 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 46 Adult Eycott Hill Nature Reserve Berrier NY388296 VC70 Cumberland Keith Temple
1 Aug 2019 Painted Lady 120 Adult Old Park Wood Holker SD336779 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick nectaring on a patch of knapweed about 70x15 metres. Warm, (...)
1 Aug 2019 Peacock 10 Adult Old Park Wood Holker SD336779 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick nectaring on a patch of knapweed about 70x15 metres. Warm, (...)
1 Aug 2019 Purple Hairstreak 1 Adult Old Park Wood Holker SD332785 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick one in oak by the foreshore. Cloudy and a light breeze
1 Aug 2019 Wall Brown 1 Adult Old Park Wood Holker SD335777 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
1 Aug 2019 Holly Blue 1 Adult Coast road, Bardsea Ulverston SD301743 VC69 Westmorland Martin Tordoff Around Ivy by public toilets
1 Aug 2019 Holly Blue 1 Adult Dalton Crags Witherslack SD5515676477 VC60 West Lancashire Mr. Bryan Yorke feeding on bramble 22486.jpeg
1 Aug 2019 Meadow Brown 2 Adult Broomriggs Hawkshead SD363970 VC69 Westmorland Paul Martin 80% sun, 20 degrees, mild breeze
1 Aug 2019 Painted Lady 4 Adult Broomriggs Hawkshead SD363970 VC69 Westmorland Paul Martin 80% sun, 20 degrees, mild breeze
1 Aug 2019 Peacock 8 Adult Broomriggs Hawkshead SD363970 VC69 Westmorland Paul Martin 80% sun, 20 degrees, mild breeze
1 Aug 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Broomriggs Hawkshead SD363970 VC69 Westmorland Paul Martin 80% sun, 20 degrees, mild breeze
1 Aug 2019 Small White 2 Adult Broomriggs Hawkshead SD363970 VC69 Westmorland Paul Martin 80% sun, 20 degrees, mild breeze
1 Aug 2019 Small White 1 Adult Broomriggs Hawkshead SD363970 VC69 Westmorland Paul Martin 80% sun, 20 degrees, mild breeze
1 Aug 2019 Green-veined White 1 Adult Broomriggs - Poor House Field Hawkshead SD361970 VC69 Westmorland Paul Martin 80% sun, 20 degrees, mild breeze
1 Aug 2019 Meadow Brown 6 Adult Broomriggs - Poor House Field Hawkshead SD361970 VC69 Westmorland Paul Martin 80% sun, 20 degrees, mild breeze
1 Aug 2019 Painted Lady 1 Adult Broomriggs - Poor House Field Hawkshead SD361970 VC69 Westmorland Paul Martin 80% sun, 20 degrees, mild breeze
1 Aug 2019 Small Copper 1 Adult Broomriggs - Poor House Field Hawkshead SD361970 VC69 Westmorland Paul Martin 80% sun, 20 degrees, mild breeze
1 Aug 2019 Small Skipper 11 Adult Broomriggs - Poor House Field Hawkshead SD361970 VC69 Westmorland Paul Martin 80% sun, 20 degrees, mild breeze
1 Aug 2019 Green-veined White 1 Adult New Mills Brampton NY549617 VC70 Cumberland Peter Howard In garden, pm
1 Aug 2019 Large White 2 Adult New Mills Brampton NY549617 VC70 Cumberland Peter Howard In garden, pm
1 Aug 2019 Painted Lady 6 Adult New Mills Brampton NY549617 VC70 Cumberland Peter Howard In garden, pm
1 Aug 2019 Peacock 14 Adult New Mills Brampton NY549617 VC70 Cumberland Peter Howard In garden, pm
1 Aug 2019 Small Skipper 3 Adult New Mills Brampton NY549617 VC70 Cumberland Peter Howard In garden, pm
1 Aug 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 3 Adult New Mills Brampton NY549617 VC70 Cumberland Peter Howard In garden, pm
1 Aug 2019 Small White 4 Adult New Mills Brampton NY549617 VC70 Cumberland Peter Howard In garden, pm
1 Aug 2019 Painted Lady 4 Adult Aikbank Waverton NY456216 VC69 Westmorland Peter Ritson all on buddliea
1 Aug 2019 Peacock 4 Adult Aikbank Waverton NY456216 VC69 Westmorland Peter Ritson
1 Aug 2019 Red Admiral 5 Adult Aikbank Waverton NY456216 VC69 Westmorland Peter Ritson
1 Aug 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 5 Adult Aikbank Waverton NY456216 VC69 Westmorland Peter Ritson
1 Aug 2019 Holly Blue 1 Adult Wetheral garden Wetheral NY462548 VC70 Cumberland R H Jones
1 Aug 2019 Comma 2 Adult Wetheral Greenacres Wetheral NY461550 VC70 Cumberland R H Jones 13.00- 13,10 walk Hot sun all on buddlea
1 Aug 2019 Painted Lady 39 Adult Wetheral Greenacres Wetheral NY461550 VC70 Cumberland R H Jones 13.00- 13,10 walk Hot sun all on buddlea
1 Aug 2019 Peacock 8 Adult Wetheral Greenacres Wetheral NY461550 VC70 Cumberland R H Jones 13.00- 13,10 walk Hot sun all on buddlea
1 Aug 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 5 Adult Wetheral Greenacres Wetheral NY461550 VC70 Cumberland R H Jones 13.00- 13,10 walk Hot sun all on buddlea
1 Aug 2019 Holly Blue 1 Adult Wetheral Station Wetheral NY467546 VC70 Cumberland R H Jones
1 Aug 2019 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Wetheral Station Wetheral NY467546 VC70 Cumberland R H Jones
1 Aug 2019 Purple Hairstreak 5 Adult Wetheral Viaduct Wetheral NY469546 VC70 Cumberland R H Jones 17.00 to 18.15 Sunny periods
1 Aug 2019 White-letter Hairstreak 1 Adult Wetheral Viaduct Wetheral NY469546 VC70 Cumberland R H Jones 17.00 to 18.15 Sunny periods In top of elm close to viaduct (...)
1 Aug 2019 Large White 6 Adult Dallam Chase Milnthorpe SD496819 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows
1 Aug 2019 Painted Lady 7 Adult Dallam Chase Milnthorpe SD496819 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows At least 7, too much activity for a reliable count
1 Aug 2019 Peacock 5 Adult Dallam Chase Milnthorpe SD496819 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows
1 Aug 2019 Red Admiral 2 Adult Dallam Chase Milnthorpe SD496819 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows At least 7, too much activity for a reliable count
1 Aug 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Dallam Chase Milnthorpe SD496819 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows At least 7, too much activity for a reliable count
1 Aug 2019 Comma 2 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
1 Aug 2019 Green-veined White 1 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
1 Aug 2019 Large White 2 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
1 Aug 2019 Painted Lady 35 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell All seen at once on 2 Buddleias
1 Aug 2019 Peacock 11 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
1 Aug 2019 Red Admiral 3 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
1 Aug 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 16 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
1 Aug 2019 Small White 4 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell

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